Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Maryland
Antoine Brooks Jr.
DB • 5'11" • 215 lbs • Lanham, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Antoine Brooks Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
77
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player Story
Antoine Brooks Jr. built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Lanham, MD wearing No. 25, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Antoine Brooks Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Maryland
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 19
- Overall
- No. 198
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Antoine Brooks Jr., DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Maryland. Antoine Brooks Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 237
- TFL
- 27.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Antoine Brooks Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · DB
- Career Tackles
- 237
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Maryland
- Top game
- Penn State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Duval · Maryland
- High school pipeline
- Duval · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 6 · Pick 19 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 87 tackles · DB 16th (top 2%) · Big Ten 12th (top 2%) · National 130th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 77 | 9.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 69.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 68 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 74.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 87 | 8.5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 66.6 |
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Antoine Brooks Jr. played DB for Maryland. Across 4 tracked seasons, Antoine Brooks Jr. recorded 237 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Maryland.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Maryland paired 17 primary output with 37.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 37.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Maryland
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
37.8
Usage
12.3
Consistency
59.9
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas: 2. Bowling Green: 3. Temple: 2. Minnesota: 3. Michigan: 2. Rutgers: 1. Iowa: 0. Illinois: 2. Michigan State: 0. Indiana: 2. Ohio State: 0. Penn State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 11 by 65.8. Bowling Green: 4 by 46.7. Temple: 5 by 40.8. Minnesota: 6 by 55. Michigan: 6 by 45. Rutgers: 4 by 26.7. Iowa: 3 by 12.5. Illinois: 7 by 49.2. Michigan State: 5 by 20.8. Indiana: 5 by 40.8. Ohio State: 6 by 25. Penn State: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
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Wins2.2 · Games = 5 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 7 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
65.8 vs Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | @ Penn State | L 3-38 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Ohio State | L 51-52 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ IndianaSplash game | L 32-34 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Michigan State | L 3-24 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs IllinoisSplash game | W 63-33 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Iowa | L 0-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Rutgers | W 34-7 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ MichiganSplash game | L 21-42 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | W 42-13 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs TempleSplash game | L 14-35 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Bowling GreenSplash game | W 45-14 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Texas10+ tackles · Splash game | W 34-29 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Antoine Brooks Jr. story
Antoine Brooks Jr. built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Lanham, MD wearing No. 25, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Antoine Brooks Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 237 tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Maryland. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Antoine Brooks Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Maryland.
The arc is straightforward: Antoine Brooks Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Maryland
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | 5.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 12.5 | 36.8 | 14.3 | 12.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 17 | 37.8 | 12.3 | 4.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Maryland | 14.5 | 41.9 | 11 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Penn State
Week 5 · L 0-59 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Wisconsin
Week 8 · L 13-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Northwestern
Week 7 · L 21-37 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Minnesota
Week 4 · W 42-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Bowling Green
Week 2 · W 45-14
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Maryland
17 primary output · 37.8 efficiency · 12.3 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Maryland
69.4
12.5 primary · 36.8 efficiency · 14.3 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Maryland
66.6
14.5 primary · 41.9 efficiency · 11 usage
Milestones
17
Impact games
14
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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